News
Massachusetts Court Okays Amateur Radio Tower, Citing Board of Appeals’ Error
A judge in the Massachusetts Land Court has ruled that the Zoning Board of Appeals in the City of Framingham “erred” in revoking a building permit for... Read more
FCC Investigating Alleged “Jamming” on 40 Meters
Reports suggest that jamming stations have been deployed on the lower portion of 40 meters. The jamming appears to be coming from Cuba. The signals, s... Read more
Audio and visual of Cuba jamming 40M, making it to OH
Audio and visual of Cuba jamming 40M, making it to OH Audio and visual of Cuba jamming 40M, making it to OH. #hamradio pic.twitter.com/J4wHLPMGhF — Ha... Read more
Volunteer radio operators to the rescue in Belgian floods
July 2021: Brabant Wallon’s Emergency Radio Network volunteers stepped in when the Police building in Wavre, Belgium – including its Tetra anten... Read more
FCC Investigating Whether Cuban Government Is Jamming HAM Radio
by Matthew Gault The federal government is investigating mysterious signals coming from Havana that are jamming popular frequencies. HAM radio operato... Read more
Icom ID-52 First Look! – New Icom Handheld Ham Radio | DSTAR
Look what arrived at my mailbox! This is the Icom ID-52E, the newest Handheld Ham Radio from Icom, which includes DSTAR. Let’s take a look at th... Read more
Amateur Radio Responds to Flooding in Western Europe
International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Region 1 Emergency Communications Coordinator Greg Mossop, G0DUB, reported over the weekend that amateur radi... Read more
Is That Cuban Radio Jammers On 40 Meters Ham Radio?
“For almost a week straight there has been an abundance of what looks like intentional radio interference on 40 meters HF ham radio. Is this the... Read more
Cuba Is Jamming Ham Radio Frequencies!
“My good friend Alex, W7HU has uncovered that Cuba is jamming ham radio frequencies to stop communication in and out of Cuba. If you’re un... Read more
MINI600 Antenna Analyzer EU1KY Firmware Version 1.04
“Here we take a look at the Mini600 Antenna Analyzer with EU1KY Firmware Version 1.04” Main Functions : Panoramic scan Measurement Generat... Read more
Review
Astron SS-30M-AP Power Supply First Look!
New from Astron is a 30-amp Power Supply with PowerPoles and 2 USB ports on the front panel. Let’s take a First Look at this! Connectors: [... Read more
Getting your Equipment in the Right Order
Frank Arciuolo, W1ZAH, is having some problems with his antenna set up and SWR. Dave here to help point him in the right direction. Read more
Difficult Grounding Issues
Tim Desmond, KI5OUN, inspired this video on grounding. Simplest to say “Difficult Grounding Issues” Read more
New Astron SS-30M-AP Switching Power Supply Review/Demo
Switching Power Supply, 30 A At 13.8 Vdc Peak Output, Front Panel Powerpoles, Fan Cooled, Meters, 115/230 Vac Input Int. Sw., Each Read more
HamBuilder HBR4HFS 4-Band HF Ham Radio Test and Review
“This video took me a few months to put together while testing it in different environments and locations. Today we are looking at the HamBuilde... Read more
Good Grounding
Doug, K0YP, is grounding his station with a very over the top grounding supplies and set up and is asking for Dave’s feedback on his system. Read more
Noise Canceling Methods
Dave Mitchell, AJ5F, asks about the MFJ-1025/1026 Noise Canceling Signal Enhancer to help remove the noise created by his well pump. Dave will help sh... Read more
DISCOVERY TX-500 Arrives in UK. HF-6m 10W Transceiver
“It’s an exciting new HF radio that packs a lot into a very small space and also packs a punch on the air. Peter G3OJV, takes a first look... Read more
COMET CAA 500 Antenna Analyser Review
This is a high performance Antenna Analyser, designed particularly for ham radio. The Japanese quality shows through. We will have it back in stock sh... Read more
Morse Code : Keys and Keyers
Garry Ursenbach, VE6MU / NB7T, wants to know Dave’s suggestions on morse code keys. Dave will also teach about keyers. Read more